Please, Help a Beginner to Space Allocation

As StephenB reported. The only quota that you can set is the size of personal TimeMachine Backup for each user to their HOME share. There are no other limits as to how much data a user can store on the ReadyNAS. An option that may be worth exploring, depending on which device you have, is to create 2 VOLUMES on your ReadyNAS: a "big volume" (e.g. 4 disks in RAID5) for general use and a small one (e.g. 2 disks in RAID1) for HOME Shares if you are using a 6 disk system. Alternatively, the big volume could comprise 2 disks in RAID1 on a 4 disk system. This arrangement wouldn't be feasible on a 2 disk system without sacrificing RAID redundancy. This would limit the size of all HOME shares combined to the size of the VOLUME containing them. The other VOLUME will not contain any HOME share data. Users will only be able to store data on the second VOLUME based on the access rights that you assign to the various SHARES on the second VOLUME. (Disclaimer: I have used a similar arrangement on both of my DUOs without redundancy, I have not tested it on OS6)


EDITED TO CORRECT PERSONAL MISUNDERSTANDINGS

ReadyNAS Remote (incorrectly called ReadyDROP) is a remote access protocol that requires installation of a client app on each computer. You can access your ReadyNAS from anywhere with an internet connection. This has 2 separate logins: 1 for the web portal that creates a VPN link between your computer and the ReadyNAS and another for accessing the ReadyNAS once the link is established. This arrangement controls access to shared folders on the ReadyNAS using permissions set on the ReadyNAS Admin GUI. Once you are logged in on your ReadyNAs, accessing files on the ReadyNAS is much the same as accessing files on a USB stick connected to your computer. The way ReadyNAS Remote functions has been updated and incorporated into ReadyCLOUD.

ReadyDROP is a remote file sync protocol that requires the installation of an app on each computer that you want to keep in sync. The app monitors a ReadyDROP share on your computer and keeps it in sync with a ReadyDROP share on your ReadyNAS in real time from anywhere with an internet connection. This allows you to keep the latest version of a file available on every device that it is shared with.

I'm still checking out all the options and learning about this technology now, just like you. Unfortunately my RN316 has suffered a small mishap with the OS6.2 app delete issue, so am unable to test my knowledge. I will report my experience as soon as my unit is back up and running normally again.

In the mean time, check out these links:
http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detai ... nas-remote
http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detai ... omputer%3F
http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detai ... -system%3F